Sabrina Ferilli is an Italian theater and film actress who became widely known after playing the role of Zaira in the movie "Red American". She 5 times became the laureate of the Italian film award “Silver Ribbon”. More details about the biography and creative career of the actress can be found in this article.
Early life
Sabrina Ferilli was born on June 28, 1964 in Rome. Her father is the speaker of the local (regional) parliament of Lazio from the Communist Party of Italy, from him, perhaps, the future actress inherited sympathy for the left direction, her mother is a housewife. Sabrina studied at the classical high school "Orazio" in Rome. After graduation, she made an unsuccessful attempt to enter the Experimental Center for Cinematography. Having failed, she did not give up on her dream and began her career as a supporting actress.
The beginning of an acting career
The real beginning of the career of the Italian actress Sabrina Ferilli can be considered the role of Zaira in Alessandro D'Alatri's film "Red American". After this role (although it was not among the main ones), the actress is noticed by other filmmakers. She is invited to secondary roles in their films by such directors as Maurizio Ponzi, Enrico Montesano. In 1993, the actress came to a truly great success. Film critics mark her as the best actress in the film "Beautiful Life" by Paolo Virdzi. She receives two Silver Ribbons at once: for the best female role, as well as for the best supporting role.
Further movie roles
In the following years, Sabrina Ferilli played in some films by Ricky Tonyazzi, while simultaneously starring in the comedies of Paolo Virdzi. The actress also tried herself in the theater, where she adhered to a comedic role, for example, in the production of "Let's try more." Sabrina did not miss the opportunity to work in comedy television series. In 2000, the actress fulfilled the promise made 2 years before, and starred nude for the men's magazine MAX. This happened after the victory of her beloved football club ROMA. The circulation of the calendar with her candid photos exceeded 1 million and sold in an extremely short time. On this her “football” story did not end. In 2001, to celebrate the success of her team, Sabrina staged a dance show in front of a crowd of thousands in the arena of the Circus Maximus in Rome (the former Roman hippodrome, the largest in the Eternal City). In 2003, Sabrina Ferilli played the main female role in the film “Fire ... water” (in our country the film was called “Three Women”) Luciano Emmera, who was highly praised at the Venice Film Festival.
Recent work of the actress in the movie
Sabrina later played in a large number of Christmas comedies, and in 2013, her play helped director Paolo Sorrentino to receive an Oscar for best foreign film. Since 2014, Sabrina has been actively involved in numerous talk shows. In 2015, the actress starred in Edouard Molinaro's film "Vice". In this film, Sabrina Ferilli together with Maria Sole Tognazzi play the role of lesbians. The actress noted that she was glad to take part in the filming of this picture, noting that the relations of her heroine are rather not sexual, but platonic.
Personal life
Sabrina Ferilli was married to the famous Italian lawyer Andrea Perone from 2003 to 2005. Since 2011, she has been married to Flavio Cattaneo.